OK-- the Thanksgiving Holiday is almost upon us, and the title of this post is a slight exaggeration, (but not really). I did brave Food Hole - whoops- I mean Whole Foods yesterday to pick up the 20+ plus pound bird that we will attempt to cook tomorrow for 12 adults and several kids, and entertain house guests the past couple of days, and enter data into Big Cartel for the shop, etc. etc.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

In my post yesterday, I said that Jeana was professional to work with, fun, takes amazing photographs...add efficient to that list! Within a few hours of completing our shoot yesterday, she edited and sent me these images to post here to give you all a little peek of the ERMIE lookbook.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Love my new Wiksten Tova Pattern dress that I made yesterday. Working on this kept my mind off of worrying about the photoshoot that took place earlier today for ERMIE.I'm glad I got a dress out of it --but I really didn't need to worry. Jeanawas utterly professional, fun, and took amazing photographs (let me stress that the above snapshots are not hers, but cruddy cell phone photos I took...what's up with me forgetting my camera all of the time?) and Carlee looked great!So exciting!...Oh, yes, and love my new red/orange Rachel Comey Shoes, too! They are so comfy. We also used them in the photoshoot! Can shoes count as a business expense/ tax write off ;) ?

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Above: Working on myWiksten Tova Dress. Sometimes I need a break from my own stuff.I love Jenny's patterns. The fabric I'm using is the most beautiful Liberty printfrom their current stunning F/W collection.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tomory and I needed some major comfort food last week, so after hearing about this recipe on NPR, I decided to give it a whirl. So easy! Just a little planning ahead is involved.

Earlier in the day I gutted the pumpkins, prepared the stuffing (I used Gruyere, bacon, chives, day-old baguette, salt, pepper- and later heavy cream with plenty of freshly grated nutmeg), and roasted the seeds (why waste them?).

So satisfying- but one 1 lb pumpkin could have easily fed us both- especially with the sauteed greens tossed with pomegranate seeds (from our yard!) that I made as a side.

Thank goodness we started biking- we rode around the Rose Bowl the day I made this- a light meal this is not. But I love food. Comfort will pretty much always win out over worrying about calories with me!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Getting back into town after being in Denver for a few days we had (have!!) so much to do! One thing on our list yesterday was to stop byThe Outpost For Contemporary Art'sannual Monster Drawing Rally. Multiple artists create drawings in shifts, which can then be purchased by Rally patrons. Many of our friends were participating- it's always a fun event. This year it was held in theEagle Rock Center for the Arts - a beautiful old building.Here are some photos I snapped.

The last couple shots are "outfit inspiration/ future ERMIE collection inspiration." A beautiful pair of beat up lace-less Oxfords spotted on one of the artists, and a polka dot (vintage?) blouse that appeared to have been customized with studs on one shoulder, also worn by another artist. Shameful (creepy?), and a tad shallow- I know. Keeping it real though...I do look to the talented ladies of Los Angeles for inspiration.